Display form



W. H. LEE

DISPLAY FORM Feb. 2 i926.

Filed Jan. 20', 1925 Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

WALTER H. LEE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

DISPLAY FORM.

Application filed January 20, 1925. Serial No. 3,588.

To all whomz't may concern. I

Be it known that I, Wm 'rnn H. LEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have. invented certain new and useful Improven'ients in Display Forms, of which the following is a specification. 'lhisinvention relates to a display form of hood like configuration adapted to conceal the natural hair of the user and to exhibit the effect of the style of hairdressing" depioted by the form in association with the face of the person to which the form is ap plied.

It is well known that many styles of bobbed or shingled hair are not suitable to the facial characteristics of the wearer and produce an unattractive effect. The appearance and desirability of any particular style of hairdressing upon the face of an indh vidual wearer cannot be satisfactorily as= certa-ined by merely consulting an illustration of different styles, as the cut and arrangement of the hair must be directly associated with the face and head of the person whose hair is to be dressed and the adaptation of the proper style give a re lined and attractive appearance.

To effect such a desirable result I have provided a form of hood bearing the representation of a particular style of hair dressing thereon and adapted to partially enclose the head of the wearer to conceal the natural hair so that the complete effect of the particular style depicted upon the hood may be observed in association with the face. There are many popular styles of bobbed and shingled hair and consequently a series of these forms are provided each representing a different style so that several forms may be succes. vely used to determine the style most attractice to the face of the wearer. This use of a rigid form representing a particu-lar style of hairdressing permits the direct application of such a cutting and dressing of the hair to the face of the person and avoids any conjecture as to the result. as does occur when copying from a photograph or outs de nct-ing the hairdressing in connection with another type of face.

Where the natural hair is long and is be? ing bobbed in the first instance, it is desirable to cover the hair at the back of the neck so that the effect i 11? bObbed 0.

ehingled hair at that point can be seen. For this purpose a depending neck cover is provided for the head portion of the form.

The invention has for an objectto provide a novel and improved construction of hairdressing form embodying a hood adapted to temporarily conceal the hair of the wearer an finished to represent a different and particular style of hairdressing to determine its effect in association with the face of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hairdressing form comprising a rigid hood having a depending neck portion extending below the line of the hair represented by the hood and adapted to conceal the natural hair in order that the efi'ect of the dressing represented upon the hood may be observed at the back of the neck.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention applied; and

Figure 2 is a central vertical section upon an enlarged scale.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several figures of the drawin In the application of the invention this form of hood may be produced of any desired material, preferably of light weight such as pap-ier mach and of a size suitable for general application to the head of the wearer.

In the form illustrated, the hood 10 is provided at the front with an opening 11 so that the sides of the hood are disposed in close associated relation with the face of the wearer. The bottom of the hood is also open inward or lateral tension at the point 14s which tends to retain the hood in position. Theouter surface of this hood has depicted or represented thereon a particular style of hair cutting or dressing and this may be effected by molding and coloring the outer surface 15 of the material from which the hood is formed, or if preferred natural hair may be attached to the form to produce the desired effect. In the case of a bobbed out of the hair the hood is formed at the rear with a horizontal portion 16 which also forms a pocket adapted to receive the exce natu l h i f the wearer w n he hood is applied hut it the hairdressiiur to he represented comprises a shingled cut such extension not ntufessarr as the hood would follow the natural outline of the head, as indicated liy dotted lines in Figure 2.

The hood is further provided with a depending neck cover 17 at the rear thereof which is of substantially curred outline and suilicient in area to cover the natural hair 18 ot the wearer. as shown in Figure 1. This particularly desirable in observing the ettect at the hack of the neck as it covers any longer hair at that point so that the line of the lioh is clearly defined relative to the neck of the wearer.

t is believed thatthe construction and usetulness ot the hood may he apparent "from the foregoing description from which it; will be seen that a plurality of such display 'EOJIIHS are provided each representing a ditterent; type or style of hairdressing, and these may he successively applied to the head of a person in order to determine which style is most attractive and suitable to the facial characteristics of the wearer, and when the style desired has been selected the hood acts as a. model to guide the cutting ot the hair to corri-ispond therewith. The structure of the hood permits its innnediate application and removal without disturbing; the. hair of the wearer and entirely aroids the uncertainty of determining the style of hair cut from illustrations which are associated with an entirely ditlerent type of Face from that of the person whose hair is heinc dressed.

Vhile the specific construction oi" the hood has been herein described, still the invention is not confined thereto as changes and alterations may he made therein without departing from the spirit or": the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Iilarinp; thus described my intention, what titted configuration to enclose and. temporarily conceal the hairotthe wearer and tin ished to represent a particular style of hairr dressing to determine its ett'ect in association with the taco oi the wearer.

2. A. hairdre sing; 'lorin coniprii-iing a rigid. hood ctairornied to enclose and i'tlliporarily conceal the hair oi the wearer and formed at the heel: with. a projected portion to represent a particular style of hairdressing.

3. A hairdressin e' torni having a hood portion ada ited to temporarily conceal the hair of the wearer and a depending neck cover extended helow the nape of the neck to conceal the natural hair at that point.

1-. Ahairdressing torn] having; a hood pen t'ion adapted to temporarily conceal the hair of the wearer, and a concave neck portion extending; below the representation of the hair upon the hood and siniulatino, the neck oi": the wearer. it

A hairtilressingr 'tol'in having a hood of lVALTER H. LEE. 

